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OCTOBER 12, 2020

No matter how innovative they are, companies still need to get paid. And not many companies this year have combined business model creativity with payments innovation more than Beautycounter. While all the innovations and the business awards are nice to have, Renfrew is most proud of her work as a beauty industry activist.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

There were a lot of superlatives associated with 2020, only a few them on the positive side. It also adjusted marketing to depict s’mores as an ideal treat for a more intimate backyard celebration. But there were some notable exceptions, including this one: It was the biggest year for s’mores in history.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

Digital banking brand Varo has 1 million customers, and is pushing ahead with plans to become a nationally-chartered bank early next year, CEO Colin Walsh told Bank Innovation Tuesday.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

This Year was brought to you by the number 2020 and the letters W, T and F” – Big Bird (more or less). Sit back and enjoy our take on the best and worst of banking in 2020 as you celebrate the holidays. Most Oft-Heard Statements of 2020. ” – Hunter Thompson. Well, HST and Big Bird had it right. So, let’s go!

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MAY 28, 2020

I know some marketers have had to peel away some dollars from media, [but] there’s still a big hole where sports used to be, and there are definitely some deals to be had.”. DTC brands grew up digital,” he noted. That lesson is particularly applicable to DTC brands. During that time, the results were dramatic.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And in retail innovation, Indonesia’s Blibli.com has opened a cashierless brick-and-mortar store location for its BlibliMart brand. Data: 10K: Maximum number of scooters that would be permitted in 2020 with D.C.’s 200B: Value of the grocery market in Indonesia. 200B: Value of the grocery market in Indonesia.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. The growing popularity of DVD rentals in the early 2000s introduced more competition into the market, making them more affordable for more consumers. I Don’t Want To, But I Have To’.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

During the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, our team noticed that consumer searches for direct-shipped gifts increased. It was a well-executed campaign with a great outcome for the brand. The US Search Awards recognize the best in SEO, PPC, and content marketing. It was amazing work.”.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Savvy healthcare innovators leverage the power of consumerization by first observing what works in domains outside of their own, and then adapting those successes to address their own challenges. You can get started by mapping the customer journey, uncovering pain points and opportunities across their interactions with your brand.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

In the company's second social commerce report, “2020: The Year of Social Shopping," Poshmark said it drew insights from over 8,000 shoppers in the U.S. It found that the desire for such social shopping has fueled brand discovery and eCommerce transactions. and Canada and also from Poshmark's 60 million members.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

eCommerce innovators are offering plant-based nutrition beverages designed for baby boomers and their parents with the help of the subscription business model. On Perennial’s website, the company seeks to make its brand purpose front and center. The Adult Nutrition Market. It’s super functional,” she said. “It and Canada.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

concluded its previously announced purchase of ShopRunner, while Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 stores run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter. Plus, PYMNTS looks back on direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, which came in two flavors in 2020. Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

According to the new PYMNTS Order To Eat Tracker , the volume of mobile app orders rocketed 130 percent from 2016 to 2018, and the overall mobile order market value is set to reach $38 billion by 2020. And digital innovators are devising new ways to deliver food to consumers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Take a look (and have a listen) at our 10 favorite podcasts from 2020. As much as a click from the Kardashians helped spread the brand awareness and jump-start his company, Molnar said, as a spending trend among young consumers set the stage for BNPL's success. Is 2020 Healthcare’s Year To #KillTheCheck? According to J.P.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Not just any decade, but one that has seen unprecedented levels of innovation touch nearly every industry segment and almost every corner of the world. Only then, he said, can one get clarity about how those dots can guide innovators about the future. 2020 Trendline One: Rapid Acceleration Of Cash To Digital Payments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

“Given the seismic shift to digital, the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing retail to achieve innovation in three to six months that would otherwise have taken three to five years. The pandemic has brought uncertainty to many businesses, but at the same time, it has sparked innovation,” said Ro Bhatia , chief operating officer at sticky.io.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As PYMNTS readers know, the QSR industry is undergoing historic innovation and disruption — and the latest financials from one of the largest and most successful QSR operators show where the trends are headed for late 2019 and the 2020s. But digital arguably provided an even better story for the brand. Sales Trends.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2021

By April 2020, dine-in had shrunk to 3% of sales, drive-thru claimed 47% and delivery had ballooned to about 24%. What’s more, this shift allowed new entrants to steal mind- and wallet-share at the expense of the established restaurant brands. Later innovations added more elements and increased tier coverage.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Brands like Panera Bread and Jimmy John’s positioned themselves well by being early adopters of Apple Pay and Google Pay. Guests feel safe, and the brands deliver an exceptional experience.”. A recent survey found that 68 percent of restaurateurs planned to boost their spending on innovative technologies in the next few years.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 28, 2017

These posts are representative of our blog’s mission to be the go-to resource for marketing information and best practices for both clients and prospects. 7 B2B Marketing Trends to Watch in 2018. As we approach the end of 2017, it’s time to take a look at key B2B marketing trends that will emerge in the year ahead. Unsubscribe.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

Online Shoppers Are Reshaping The Retail Experience,” attempts to forecast just exactly what retail might look like come 2020. First and foremost, think that, by 2020, retailers (at least the successful ones) will have “fully embraced” the use of digital technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Digitally native mattress and home goods brand platform Resident landed a $130 million investment headed up by Nexus Capital Management and Ion Crossover Partners with participation from Baron Capital Group in Q4 of 2020, according to a Thursday (Jan. In separate news, digitally native sleep company Purple Innovation, Inc.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

billion, and the new company will have $500 million in cash at the end of the transaction, scheduled for 2020. We are excited about the opportunity to join a company with a similar innovation DNA and create a unique and differentiated player in global sports betting and online gaming.”.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Consider women more mindfully in marketing efforts. Not to mention, as of 2020, women control two-thirds of consumer spending, hold 40% of total global wealth, account for 40% of entrepreneurial activity worldwide, and are the main breadwinners in 49% of U.S. One-size-fits-all marketing is no longer sufficient to remain competitive.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

The upgrade and innovation centered around its flagship Tmall Genie smart speaker will use proprietary technologies that combine AI and the Internet of Things (IoT). The Tmall Genie smart speakers were introduced by Alibaba three years ago and link to more than 270 million devices from 1,100 brands in China, according to Ku.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As PYMNTS readers know, the QSR industry is undergoing historic innovation and disruption — and the latest financials from one of the largest and most successful QSR operators show where the trends are headed for late 2019 and the 2020s. But digital arguably provided an even better story for the brand. Sales Trends.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As PYMNTS readers know, the QSR industry is undergoing historic innovation and disruption — and the latest financials from one of the largest and most successful QSR operators show where the trends are headed for late 2019 and the 2020s. But digital arguably provided an even better story for the brand. Sales Trends.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands drove into the pandemic and adapted to it to catch the digital shift. These are the brands that have either created new product categories, new business models or pivots on their previous business models. Adore Me, for example, was a thriving eCommerce brand before the pandemic. D2C Explodes.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

By April 2020, dine-in had shrunk to 3% of sales, drive-thru claimed 47% and delivery had ballooned to about 24%. What’s more, this shift allowed new entrants to steal mind- and wallet-share at the expense of the established restaurant brands. Later innovations added more elements and increased tier coverage.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Experiential marketing is one of the most commonly discussed and executed strategies in the 2020 connected commerce world. Anthropologie , for its part, is renowned for its creativity and innovation in experiential marketing, while Macy’s is focusing on experiential stores as part of its comeback plan for the year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Brands , moves that serve as a good reflection of overall trends in the quick service restaurant (QSR) space. The company last year announced it would buy a 3 percent stake in Grubhub, and that it was teaming up with the company to provide delivery from two of its brands — Taco Bell and KFC. Marketing is only part of the story.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Blackhawk Network Head of Commerce Brett Narlinger said in the announcement that the company has witnessed surges in 2020 in eCommerce and shoppers harnessing buy online, pick up curbside options but there has not been a method to have gift cards included in that experience.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

The four-year-old startup, which just raised $10 million in Series A funding, develops non-meat equivalents of pork rinds, bacon seasoning and other piggy products for the direct-to-consumer (D2C) and retail markets. Bringing the (Plant-Based) Piggies to Market . We’re trying to innovate with everything we do.”. Future IPO? .

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

These predictions are in light of the five themes I see for 2021: Telehealth as a competitive advantage, New insurance markets, More self-service digital triage tools, Mega-mergers of vertically integrated health delivery models, and. In part, this is because so much innovation ( small “i”! ) Virtual Health Isn’t All Plug-and-Play.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. This article breaks down how you can use the ERC Assist product to generate deposits in an innovative way. In 2020, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Reduced store visits and larger order quantities have led to supply shortages that have increased consumers’ willingness to try new brands and new categories,” said Charlie Gage, director of business intelligence at Inmar Intelligence. According to eMarketer, more than six in 10 U.S. adults will be digital coupon users this year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The move means that the company will end its JV that has been in place since 2013 with Yoox Net-A-Porter, which as the newswire stated helps third-party brands develop sites. By 2020, Kering will bring full control of its luxury brands online through its own internal activities, which include building tech teams, said Reuters.

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